HID Global has a total of 380 patents globally, out of which 100 have been granted. Of these 380 patents, more than 16% patents are active. Europe is where HID Global has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by the United States of America and Japan. Parallelly, the United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of HID Global.
HID Global was founded in the year 1991. HID Global manufactures instruments used to measure electricity & electrical signals. The Company offers professional services, technical services, training & secure identity services.
Do read about some of the most popular patents of HID Global which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find HID Global patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over HID Global patent portfolio.
How many patents does the CEO of HID Global have?
The CEO Bjorn Lidefelt has 0 patents.
How many patents does HID Global have?
HID Global has a total of 380 patents globally. These patents belong to 132 unique patent families. Out of 380 patents, 62 patents are active.
How Many Patents did HID Global File Every Year?

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.
Year of Patents Filing or Grant | HID Global Applications Filed | HID Global Patents Granted |
2022 | 1 | 12 |
2021 | 5 | 10 |
2020 | 7 | 2 |
2019 | 9 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 1 |
2017 | – | 3 |
2016 | 1 | 1 |
2015 | 7 | 2 |
2014 | 11 | 4 |
2013 | 1 | 6 |
2012 | 12 | 5 |
2011 | 9 | 3 |
How many HID Global patents are Alive/Dead?

How Many Patents did HID Global File in Different Countries?

Countries in which HID Global Filed Patents
Country | Patent |
Europe | 48 |
United States Of America | 44 |
Japan | 36 |
Australia | 30 |
Korea (South) | 21 |
Israel | 19 |
Austria | 16 |
Germany | 14 |
Spain | 13 |
China | 13 |
India | 8 |
Brazil | 8 |
Hong Kong (S.A.R.) | 5 |
Indonesia | 5 |
Canada | 2 |
Malaysia | 2 |
Mexico | 2 |
Portugal | 1 |
Colombia | 1 |
Singapore | 1 |
Lithuania | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Russia | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Slovenia | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 |
Where are Research Centres of HID Global Patents Located?

10 Best HID Global Patents
US6877097B2 is the most popular patent in the HID Global portfolio. It has received 217 citations so far from companies like American Express, Xatra Fund Mx and Xatra Fund Mx.
Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of HID Global:
Publication Number | Citation Count |
US6877097B2 | 217 |
US20040218762A1 | 96 |
US20060273176A1 | 93 |
US6901154B2 | 86 |
WO2004090786A2 | 78 |
US7574734B2 | 77 |
US20050138380A1 | 67 |
US20040221174A1 | 60 |
US20090193264A1 | 58 |
US20040163087A1 | 38 |
How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to HID Global patents?
The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to HID Global invention. They couldn’t because HID Global had protected those before them.
Examiners at the USPTO referred 18 HID Global patents in 92 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).
The top citing companies in the HID Global patent portfolio are Assa Abloy, Vetrix and Intel.
List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing HID Global –
Company | Number of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing HID Global Patents | Number of Rejections (102 & 103) |
Assa Abloy | 3 | 9 |
Vetrix | 3 | 4 |
Intel | 2 | 2 |
Microsoft | 2 | 2 |
2 | 6 | |
Kaspersky | 1 | 4 |
Pq Solutions | 1 | 1 |
Mobilecoin | 1 | 1 |
Avant-Garde | 1 | 1 |
Arm Ip | 1 | 2 |
Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on HID Global Patents

Top HID Global Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications
Patent Number | Count of Rejected Applications |
US20040218762A1 | 6 |
US20090193264A1 | 5 |
US6877097B2 | 5 |
US20050138380A1 | 4 |
US20040163087A1 | 4 |
US7574734B2 | 3 |
US20040221174A1 | 3 |
US20060273176A1 | 3 |
US8839367B2 | 2 |
US20050078998A1 | 2 |
US11082418B2 | 1 |
US20050109450A1 | 1 |
US20020127042A1 | 1 |
US6352095B1 | 1 |
US8782427B2 | 1 |
What Percentage of HID Global US Patent Applications were Granted?
HID Global (Excluding its subsidiaries) has filed 203 patent applications at USPTO so far (Excluding Design and PCT applications). Out of these 173 have been granted leading to a grant rate of 89.64%.
Below are the key stats of HID Global patent prosecution at the USPTO.

Which Law Firms Filed Most US Patents for HID Global?
Law Firm | Total Applications | Success Rate |
Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle | 71 | 84.85% |
Westman Champlin & Koehler | 57 | 86.11% |
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox | 25 | 100.00% |
Kenneth J Lukacher | 14 | 100.00% |
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton | 7 | 100.00% |
Sheridan Ross | 6 | 66.67% |
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman | 4 | 100.00% |
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | 4 | 100.00% |
Brian D Kaul | 2 | 100.00% |
Ndwe Jas | 2 | 100.00% |